Sifting Basket

Object/Artifact

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Sifting Basket

Entry/Object ID

2011.651

Description

A large, triangular-shaped woven twine basket. The edges of the basket are curved, giving it a teardrop appearance, and the tray curves slightly inward.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

[email protected]

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Great Basin

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Paiute
Native American

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Tray, Winnowing

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Winnower

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Harvesting Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Agricultural T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

A13

Dimensions

Height

3-1/8 in

Width

15-3/4 in

Length

21 in

Materials

Material

Plant Fiber

Material Notes

Willow

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Dr. Ethel Dana Atkinson

Notes

Donor

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Gift of Ethel Dana Atkinson

Owner/Agent

Dr. Ethel Dana Atkinson

Acquisition Method

Gift

Acquisition Date

Jan 5, 1967